Destination: Spain

Andalusian Days(II): Blood, Fat, and Brains in a Traditional White Village

Wed, 15 Jun 2016 | By aubereylescure | Views [1435]

The white-washed villages of Andalucia, known as the pueblos blancos , can be glimpsed all over the coastline, some upon steep hills, some overlooking the sea. By the rocky peaks of the Sierra Tejeda range that lies between Granada and Malaga, with ... Read more >

Tags: andalucia, cafe, food, meat, spain, traditional, travel, village

Photos: Andalucia

Sun, 5 Jun 2016 | By aubereylescure | Photo Gallery

Andalusian Days (I): Malaga, nouveau-glitz on the Costa del Sol

Sun, 5 Jun 2016 | By aubereylescure | Views [1481]

  As the cathedral bells strike ten, the streets of Málaga are settling into to the cadence of daily life. School children in uniforms cruise in rowdy packs; nuns in black habits and clogs squeak open heavy church doors; souvenir ... Read more >

Tags: andalucia, food, gastronomy, sea, spain

Cocktails at The Cock

Sat, 4 Jun 2016 | By noodles | Views [985] | Video

Slightly giddy but nowhere near as borrachos as Greg would have liked, we leave Angelita and stumble a few doors down to The Cock , engaging in silly banter and foolish antics on the way.   Dating back to 1921, this historic backstreet ... Read more >

A Foodie in a World of Wine

Sat, 4 Jun 2016 | By noodles | Views [409]

At Calle de la Reina 4 , a metal placard fixed to an austere concrete wall bears the name Angelita . Its backlighting & angel wing engraving cast a haloesque aura on David Villalón – a young man with a receding hairline and small features ... Read more >

Photos: Spain - Madrid

Thu, 2 Jun 2016 | By noodles | Photo Gallery

Street-art Barcelone

Fri, 22 Apr 2016 | By martine | Views [479]

Il est possible à Barcelone de visiter le street-art de la ville avec un guide.  Ce concept est juste incroyable, vous visiter la ville et vous vous plongez dans son art! Il existe plusieurs tours possibles dans deux quartiers ré... Read more >

Oser voyager seule à Barcelone.

Tue, 12 Apr 2016 | By martine | Views [5352] | Video

  Barcelone brille par son climat, sa situation face à la mer, son architecture où les constructions de Gaudi taquinent les monuments gothiques, sa culture, sa gastronomie, sa musique électro , son équipe de football ... Read more >

Tags: barcelone, tourisme, voyage

Tarifa

Fri, 18 Mar 2016 | By dangerruss | Views [600]

Granada to Ronda to Tarifa March 15; My intention starting the trip to Morocco by way of Europe was I didn't want to fly straight to morocco and deal with jet lag and any of the other normal travel issues in a completely foreign land. I started by ... Read more >

Marvelous Madrid

Fri, 18 Mar 2016 | By gnome-san | Views [624]

friendly assistants at cafes, the hotel Europa, the Prado, fountains, and jamon iberico make Madrid a city to love.  And how to describe the Prado With its penchant for huge works of art? It even has an early version of the Mona Lisa done by Leonardo's ... Read more >

Tags: invisible man, jamon, madrid, mona lisa

Córdoba y Granada

Tue, 15 Mar 2016 | By dangerruss | Views [516] | Comments [1]

Train to Córdoba and a mellow night in Granada. Before we get into this one, I should mention that I'm writing this journal on my phone. It's difficult to edit since I can't see the whole thing and I am updating my notes constantly, therefore ... Read more >

Seville Espania

Mon, 14 Mar 2016 | By dangerruss | Views [480]

Sevilla Thursday March 10-13 Sorry, but this post gets a little whiny. It's all part of the adventure. This is kind of a loco ciudad. Mas personas. It was difficult to get my bearings, but I made sense of it in the end. I was offered an apartment ... Read more >

Photos: Espania

Mon, 14 Mar 2016 | By dangerruss | Photo Gallery

Photos: Mallorca & Ibiza

Sun, 14 Feb 2016 | By shaz | Photo Gallery

Balearics 2016

Sun, 14 Feb 2016 | By shaz | Views [293]

I have never fancied visiting small Spanish islands. As I am running out of countries to visit I decided to give the Balearic Islands a go this spring break. I flew into Mallorca formely known as Majorca. It has a beautiful harbour and amazing views ... Read more >